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Feeding Habits and Migration Wood ducks, like other puddle ducks, feed on aquatic seeds and plants as well as insects, although plant material makes up the vast majority of their diet.
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Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Another distinction between the dabblers and divers, albeit to this writer an unfair assumption, is that puddle ducks make for much better table fare than do divers simply due to diets.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
In general, puddle ducks should be plucked, leaving the skin on the meat.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
Unlike puddle duck hunters that downsize their spread, Mark goes bigger as the season marches on.
—Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 31 Dec. 2020
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Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Another distinction between the dabblers and divers, albeit to this writer an unfair assumption, is that puddle ducks make for much better table fare than do divers simply due to diets.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
In general, puddle ducks should be plucked, leaving the skin on the meat.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
Unlike puddle duck hunters that downsize their spread, Mark goes bigger as the season marches on.
—Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 31 Dec. 2020
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“Puddle duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puddle%20duck. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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